Alberto Marí leaves Valencia and signs for Honvéd

Alberto Marí has a new destination after ending his contract with Valencia. The Alicante forward, who spent several seasons with the club, is leaving “the team of his life” to take his next step in Hungary, signing for the historic Budapest Honvéd FC, as Sport reports.

The Valencia exit

Sport points to the club’s statement: Valencia said that Alberto Marí has stopped belonging to the squad. Since his official debut in 2023, Valencia added that he played 25 matches with the first team and scored two goals.

Loans and the injury setback

Before this move, Marí’s recent run was shaped by loan spells. After a season at the Real Zaragoza, Valencia sent him on loan again, this time to the Mirandés, where he suffered a serious injury that kept him out for much of the season. Sport notes he appeared in 19 games, starting 11 of them.

At Zaragoza, he also struggled to reach the expected level. Sport states he arrived on loan without an option to buy on the last day of last summer’s transfer window, and logged 27 Liga matches (690 minutes) plus two Copa games (151). He scored two in the league and another in the domestic cup.

A club with big legacy

Budapest Honvéd FC (known historically as Kispest Honvéd) is steeped in Hungarian football tradition. Sport recalls it was founded in 1909 and became linked to the Hungarian army in 1949. The article also highlights how, in the 1950s, the club gathered legendary names, with Ferenc Puskás standing out as the absolute figure of its golden era.

With this switch to Hungary, Marí will look to restart his competitive rhythm after a recent spell split across Valencia, Zaragoza and Mirandés.